Catey Sullivan

Writers premieres touching musical ‘Trevor’ about a boy coming to terms with his sexuality

May 14, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Peggy Rajski's "Trevor" is only a 16-minute film. But the Oscar winning hilarious/heartbreaking/concise story of an adolescent coming to grips with his sexuality sparked a movement that has literally saved...

Brawls, sword-savvy heroine, stunning set await in ‘Fair Maid of the West’

May 8, 2019 at 4:59 p.m.

Welcome back, Bess Bridges. It's been almost 25 years since the smart, sassy, sword-savvy tavern wench of "The Fair Maid of the West" first charmed audiences with her adventuresome spirit...

First Folio goes into the wild with ‘As You Like It’

May 23, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

In defining the seven ages of man — from puking infant to mere oblivion — Shakespeare added a sharp edge of sadness to his otherwise sunny rom-com "As You Like...

Pair of winning twilight years roles in the cards with Drury Lane’s ‘Gin Game’

May 20, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

They joke that they're "retired," but every time Chicago's first couple of theater thinks they've gotten out, they get pulled back in. So it goes with Paula Scrofano and John...

Marriott’s ‘Bridges of Madison County’ takes on love, loss and the roads not taken

May 23, 2019 at 11:01 p.m.

Growing up in tiny Sumner, Iowa , Nick Bowling felt forever the outsider. "There wasn't a single out gay person in the entire town," he recalls. "Growing up as gay...

Oak Parker Jonathan Weir delightfully evil in ‘Aladdin’

May 8, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

For years, long-time Oak Parker Jonathan Weir has been one of musical theater's best bad guys. As the murderous Scar in "The Lion King," he offed the noble Mufasa more...

In ‘Beginners,’ long-distance couple gives romance a whirl

May 13, 2019 at 2:58 a.m.

Once upon a time, long-distance romance meant perfumed letters, obscenely expensive phone calls and rarely actually seeing your beloved. Today? Letters are all but obsolete and phone calls often mean...

Oil Lamp Theater tackles motherhood in its many forms

May 14, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

Thirteen playwrights, four actors, more than 50 characters and a ukulele number penned by a veteran of the national "Mamma Mia!" tour. They're all components of Oil Lamp Theater's ambitious...

Drury Lane jazzed to perform ‘Chicago’ after nearly 30 years of hot pursuit

May 9, 2019 at 6:52 p.m.

It's taken close to 30 years, but the merry murderesses of the cell block tango have finally arrived in Oakbrook Terrace. After decades of relentless pursuit, Drury Lane Theatre Artistic...

Playwright calls ‘Beautiful North’ an ‘act of resistance’

May 8, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

For playwright Karen Zacarias, the 2010 novel "Into the Beautiful North" was always an adventure story colored by real-world social and political issues. But things have changed since Naperville resident...

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